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</p>Fri, 18 Aug 2017 03:11:38 +0000Fri, 18 Aug 2017 03:11:38 +0000RpNationhttps://www.rpnation.com/forums/roleplay-discussion-advice.8/
Here's an idea. Thoughts?Fri, 18 Aug 2017 03:02:51 +0000https://www.rpnation.com/threads/heres-an-idea-thoughts.356868/
https://www.rpnation.com/threads/heres-an-idea-thoughts.356868/invalid@example.com (Maloney)MaloneyHere's an idea. Thoughts?]]>8Need some advice and stuff :3Thu, 17 Aug 2017 23:01:13 +0000https://www.rpnation.com/threads/need-some-advice-and-stuff-3.356854/
https://www.rpnation.com/threads/need-some-advice-and-stuff-3.356854/invalid@example.com (Bacon is fluffy)Bacon is fluffyMy ic

So I was wondering if anyone, more experienced as gm's or not, wouldn't mind looking over my ic and my op in this thread and answering a few questions. I'm only asking now because it's really not going to well and thought this would be the perfect chance to ask for advice before moving on to a new project. Here was my pokemon rp that was supposed to be more akin to an adventure rather than a journey.

On...

Need some advice and stuff :3]]>God save the fantasy section.Thu, 17 Aug 2017 20:03:01 +0000https://www.rpnation.com/threads/god-save-the-fantasy-section.326524/
https://www.rpnation.com/threads/god-save-the-fantasy-section.326524/invalid@example.com (Sunstone)Sunstonehttps://www.meta-chart.com/share/untitled-11572]]>124What should I do?Thu, 17 Aug 2017 14:56:16 +0000https://www.rpnation.com/threads/what-should-i-do.356640/
https://www.rpnation.com/threads/what-should-i-do.356640/invalid@example.com (BusinessMan)BusinessMan1How Many Paragraphs can you do Normally?Thu, 17 Aug 2017 13:24:05 +0000https://www.rpnation.com/threads/how-many-paragraphs-can-you-do-normally.355209/
https://www.rpnation.com/threads/how-many-paragraphs-can-you-do-normally.355209/invalid@example.com (Rawrasaur)Rawrasaur25I have an idea, but would it work better as a group or one-on-one?Thu, 17 Aug 2017 10:56:55 +0000https://www.rpnation.com/threads/i-have-an-idea-but-would-it-work-better-as-a-group-or-one-on-one.356588/
https://www.rpnation.com/threads/i-have-an-idea-but-would-it-work-better-as-a-group-or-one-on-one.356588/invalid@example.com (Bethari)Bethari
I'm obsessed with the vampires in Vampire: the Masquerade, but have always thought that the Thin Bloods are a really neglected lot. What would happen if they wrestled the power from...

I have an idea, but would it work better as a group or one-on-one?]]>2Idea Creates You a (super?)Power (Quizz)Thu, 17 Aug 2017 07:30:41 +0000https://www.rpnation.com/threads/idea-creates-you-a-super-power-quizz.319324/
https://www.rpnation.com/threads/idea-creates-you-a-super-power-quizz.319324/invalid@example.com (Idea)Idea
So here is the basic idea: You answer some questions as well as you can, I look at them, I give you a power or two based on what you answered. Then you can go and use that power for whatever ya want. This is exists for fun, to support an RP I am making and for anyone who just wants an outside input on what kind of power they might have.

Questions-

1) What is justice to you?

2) What is victory to you?

3) You are a hero. A villain you were fighting has trapped in separate...

Idea Creates You a (super?)Power (Quizz)]]>427Why are More Common Premises of RPs So Popular?Thu, 17 Aug 2017 03:42:58 +0000https://www.rpnation.com/threads/why-are-more-common-premises-of-rps-so-popular.355432/
https://www.rpnation.com/threads/why-are-more-common-premises-of-rps-so-popular.355432/invalid@example.com (Quincunx)Quincunx
(My goal is to discuss why these ideas are so popular, without this becoming a bash thread. Do not use this thread to complain...

Why are More Common Premises of RPs So Popular?]]>34Comic Verse CharactersThu, 17 Aug 2017 00:59:59 +0000https://www.rpnation.com/threads/comic-verse-characters.356414/
https://www.rpnation.com/threads/comic-verse-characters.356414/invalid@example.com (Personified Rage)Personified Rage16Concerning Male CharactersWed, 16 Aug 2017 19:28:38 +0000https://www.rpnation.com/threads/concerning-male-characters.355476/
https://www.rpnation.com/threads/concerning-male-characters.355476/invalid@example.com (Penumbra)Penumbra
By male and female characters, I mean characters who identify as male or female, regardless of their physiology. Characters who use the pronouns he/him/his or she/her/hers.

Feel free to go as in depth as you'd like, or contribute discussion of your own. If there are questions you can't or refuse to answer,...

Concerning Male Characters]]>10Deal Breakers. What makes you "walk" away?Wed, 16 Aug 2017 15:59:23 +0000https://www.rpnation.com/threads/deal-breakers-what-makes-you-walk-away.257688/
https://www.rpnation.com/threads/deal-breakers-what-makes-you-walk-away.257688/invalid@example.com (Quetzal Rust)Quetzal Rust521How do I make a good engaging RP?Wed, 16 Aug 2017 03:26:17 +0000https://www.rpnation.com/threads/how-do-i-make-a-good-engaging-rp.356389/
https://www.rpnation.com/threads/how-do-i-make-a-good-engaging-rp.356389/invalid@example.com (Corrupt-Canine)Corrupt-Canine
I can write a fairly detailed response around 4 to 8 sentences in a RP post. However, don't expect essays or 4 paragraph long responses from me in a RP. I am aware of many of the writing tropes that may be involved in roleplaying. I've been in 3 long RPs and a bunch of short 1x1 RPs. Sometimes I have writer's block but I never abandon on a RP I created.
I don't know how or what interests people here....

How do I make a good engaging RP?]]>9FFG Force and Destiny character helpTue, 15 Aug 2017 23:26:00 +0000https://www.rpnation.com/threads/ffg-force-and-destiny-character-help.356217/
https://www.rpnation.com/threads/ffg-force-and-destiny-character-help.356217/invalid@example.com (Steel Accord)Steel Accord
Here's the basic idea. He's lived a fairly normal life under Imperial rule. If he's involved in the Rebellion, it's mainly out of resigned practicality and not a...

Please only post your own pet peeves or comments relating to other users peeves.

No posts calling out other people's opinions/peeves.

No giving unnecessary feedback on "improving" other people's roleplay styles

Keep debates on topic and civilized please.

No calling out other players specifically based on their...

Roleplay Pet Peeves]]>1423How Do I Begin?Sun, 13 Aug 2017 22:53:46 +0000https://www.rpnation.com/threads/how-do-i-begin.355956/
https://www.rpnation.com/threads/how-do-i-begin.355956/invalid@example.com (Darkiplier)Darkiplier
I mean, I know I should set the setting, mood, etc, but how do I do it?]]>5PersonalitySun, 13 Aug 2017 15:12:08 +0000https://www.rpnation.com/threads/personality.354654/
https://www.rpnation.com/threads/personality.354654/invalid@example.com (Disco)DiscoI may be male but I am not my gender.

I may be mixed race but I am not my ethnicity.

I may be a student but I am not my profession.

I may be middle-class but I am not my economic status.

My name is Cody but I am not my name.​

Personality is a surprisingly tricky subject. One that I feel trips up writers in many ways. There is what I would call an “Invisible Wall” between legitimate personality and a set of labels. The wall clearly separates the two but...

Similarily to Idea's...well...Idea, I will make you a power but, instead of a quiz, you just have to post a picture of your character and I'll work from that.]]>16First time roleplaying?Sat, 12 Aug 2017 12:32:20 +0000https://www.rpnation.com/threads/first-time-roleplaying.332703/
https://www.rpnation.com/threads/first-time-roleplaying.332703/invalid@example.com (Malbela Bebo)Malbela Bebo
Mine was a Furry Yaoi... how times change.]]>52The big list of overdone RP cliches.Sat, 12 Aug 2017 07:15:56 +0000https://www.rpnation.com/threads/the-big-list-of-overdone-rp-cliches.324146/
https://www.rpnation.com/threads/the-big-list-of-overdone-rp-cliches.324146/invalid@example.com (Caffeine Freak)Caffeine FreakSCP big list of cliches, I have congregated a list of tropes that everyone on any roleplay site (myself included) is guilty of doing at least once numerous times (- which led me to delete and make several new accounts since I joined this site in an attempt to bury the painful memories).

In no particular order, we've got plenty of:

1) Characters what have small fightan skillz but make up for it...

The big list of overdone RP cliches.]]>113Futuristic Plot DiscussionFri, 11 Aug 2017 11:29:21 +0000https://www.rpnation.com/threads/futuristic-plot-discussion.354503/
https://www.rpnation.com/threads/futuristic-plot-discussion.354503/invalid@example.com (Handabooo)Handabooo
Earth has evolved. The planet is changed, as had become far more deadly. The fauna is terrifying, and even the flora has changed to protect and attack. Normal humanity can't survive, and is slowly dying out.

That's when the babies began to be collected. Any children that were born from the year 3679 and onwards were registered and raised in the Theta Facilities, where they were experimented on and equipped to survive the new world. It was found that humanity as it was was...

Futuristic Plot Discussion]]>3What is the Most Frustrating RP you have ever been apart of?Fri, 11 Aug 2017 09:44:28 +0000https://www.rpnation.com/threads/what-is-the-most-frustrating-rp-you-have-ever-been-apart-of.318725/
https://www.rpnation.com/threads/what-is-the-most-frustrating-rp-you-have-ever-been-apart-of.318725/invalid@example.com (SarcasticDingleberry)SarcasticDingleberry198Illegible Fonts & Coding?Thu, 10 Aug 2017 22:28:59 +0000https://www.rpnation.com/threads/illegible-fonts-coding.354593/
https://www.rpnation.com/threads/illegible-fonts-coding.354593/invalid@example.com (Chimney Swift)Chimney Swift
As such, a lot of the time it's hard for me to read small, detailed or lightly colored fonts. When a post is crowded with bright pastel colors, gifs and complicated coding, it can be overwhelming or even impossible for me to read.

But the thing is, it seems like everyone does this....

Illegible Fonts & Coding?]]>11Experimental Roleplay Genre?Tue, 08 Aug 2017 17:07:57 +0000https://www.rpnation.com/threads/experimental-roleplay-genre.353889/
https://www.rpnation.com/threads/experimental-roleplay-genre.353889/invalid@example.com (Birdsie)Birdsie
Basically, the whole thing is a simple form of storytelling with only one main protagonist. First, the GM would provide a setting and all that. The ones I've seen were a Nasuverse Fate roleplay and some custom, what appeared to be Fantasy roleplay, but I didn't read too much into the...